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Flip-Flop Cakes Recipe

I made this cake for a summer birthday party—it would be fun for a beach party or any summer get-together. You could also set a pair of sunglasses on the graham cracker "sand."—Renae Calkins, Owosso, Michigan

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 2 hours Bake: 30 min. + coolingYIELD:12 servings

Ingredients

1 package white cake mix (regular size)

3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar

1 tablespoon meringue powder

1/2 cup shortening

1/2 cup butter, softened

1/4 cup milk

1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract

Pink, blue, yellow and green paste food coloring

4 pieces red rope licorice

Candy buttons

Graham cracker crumbs

Directions

1.Line a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake according to package directions. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.